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@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
cls
for /f %%a in ('copy /Z "%~dpf0" nul') do set "CR=%%a"
set LF=^


rem TWO Empty lines are neccessary
set "original=zero*? %%~A%%~B%%~C%%~L :%%A:%%B:%%C:%%L:!LF!one&line!LF!two with exclam^! !LF!three with "quotes^&"&"!LF!four with ^^^^ ^| ^< ^> ( ) ^& ^^^! ^"!LF!xxxxxwith CR!CR!five !LF!six with ^"^"Q ^"^"L still six "

setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
call :lfTest result original

setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
echo The result with disabled delayed expansion is:
if !original! == !result! (echo OK) ELSE echo !result!

call :lfTest result original
echo The result with enabled delayed expansion is:
if !original! == !result! (echo OK) ELSE echo !result!
echo !lf!------------------!lf!original:
echo !original!

goto :eof

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:lfTest
setlocal
set "NotDelayedFlag=!"
echo(
if defined NotDelayedFlag (echo lfTest was called with Delayed Expansion DISABLED) else echo lfTest was called with Delayed Expansion ENABLED
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "var=!%~2!"

rem echo the input is:
rem echo !var!
echo(

rem ** Prepare for return
set "var=!var:%%=%%~A!"
set "var=!var:"=%%~B!"
for %%a in ("!LF!") do set "var=!var:%%~a=%%~L!"
for %%a in ("!CR!") do set "var=!var:%%~a=%%~C!"

rem ** It is neccessary to use two IF's else the %var% expansion doesn't work as expected
if not defined NotDelayedFlag set "var=!var:^=^^^^!"
if not defined NotDelayedFlag set "var=%var:!=^^^!%" !

set "replace=%% """ !CR!!CR!"
for %%L in ("!LF!") do (
   for /F "tokens=1,2,3" %%A in ("!replace!") DO (
     ENDLOCAL
     ENDLOCAL
     set "%~1=%var%" !
     @echo off
      goto :eof
   )
)

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lfTest was called with Delayed Expansion DISABLED

The result with disabled delayed expansion is:
zero*? %~A%~B%~C%~L ::d--------:::
one&line
two with exclam!
three with "quotes&"&"
four with ^ | < > ( ) & ! "
five with CR
six with ""Q ""L still six

lfTest was called with Delayed Expansion ENABLED

The result with enabled delayed expansion is:
zero*? %~A%~B%~C%~L ::d--------:::
one&line
two with exclam!
three with "quotes&"&"
four with ^ | < > ( ) & ! "
five with CR
six with ""Q ""L still six

------------------
original:
zero*? %~A%~B%~C%~L :%A:%B:%C:%L:
one&line
two with exclam!
three with "quotes&"&"
four with ^ | < > ( ) & ! "
five with CR
six with ""Q ""L still six

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set "var=!var:%%=%%~A!"
set "var=!var:"=%%~B!"
for %%a in ("!LF!") do set "var=!var:%%~a=%%~L!"
for %%a in ("!CR!") do set "var=!var:%%~a=%%~C!"

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set "%~1=%var%" !

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rem ** Prepare for return
set "var=!var:%%=%%~2!"
set "var=!var:"=%%~3!"
for %%a in ("!LF!") do set "var=!var:%%~a=%%~9!"
for %%a in ("!CR!") do set "var=!var:%%~a=%%~4!"

rem ** It is neccessary to use two IF's else the %var% expansion doesn't work as expected
if not defined NotDelayedFlag set "var=!var:^=^^^^!"
if not defined NotDelayedFlag set "var=%var:!=^^^!%" !

set "replace=%% """ !CR!!CR!"
for %%9 in ("!LF!") do (
   for /F "tokens=1,2,3" %%2 in ("!replace!") DO (
     ENDLOCAL
     ENDLOCAL
     set "%~1=%var%" !
     @echo off
      goto :eof
   )
)

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    %~I
    %~fI
    %~dI
    %~pI
    %~nI
    %~xI
    %~sI
    %~aI  - file attributes
    %~tI
    %~zI
    %~$PATH:I